Politics
First Black mayor elected to Wolverhampton city council in its 200-year history
Rangzeb Hussain
May 18, 2022 | 06:55 pm
History was made in Wolverhampton today after a former NHS nurse was elected to become the first black Mayor of the city. Councillor Sandra Samuels (Lab, Ettingshall) said she was…
Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward survives leadership challenge from Cllr Waseem Zaffar
Rangzeb Hussain
May 14, 2022 | 03:56 pm
Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward has narrowly survived a tough leadership challenge from his cabinet colleague Cllr Waseem Zaffar today. Results of a closed vote which took place today…
David Cameron lambasted by Muslim groups for claiming critics of Prevent programme ‘enable terrorism’
Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022 | 02:03 pm
A Birmingham community cohesion advocate has denounced suggestions by former Prime Minister David Cameron that opposing the government’s Prevent programme “enables terrorism”. In a new report published this week, former PM David…
Council leaders’ hustings to be held in Birmingham ahead of local elections in May
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 12:01 pm
Aston Students’ Union is set to host a Birmingham City Council leaders’ hustings ahead of the local elections on 5 May. Local leaders from the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and…
Channel 4 Dispatches reveals the shocking failure of Prevent to tackle far right and religious terror
Rangzeb Hussain
April 18, 2022 | 10:51 pm
Monday's edition of Dispatches on Channel 4 exposed shocking revelations about the failure of the government’s controversial de-radicalisation Prevent programme which is allowing some perpetrators, including far right terrorists who want…
‘Prevent has been a total failure and should be scrapped,’ Muslim leader calls out counter terrorism strategy
Staff Reporter
April 18, 2022 | 03:16 pm
A Muslim community leader from Birmingham has slammed the government’s anti-terror Prevent programme for failing to stop radicalisation, accusing it of "sowing the seeds of suspicion and hate towards ordinary Muslims".…
Thousands expected to join mass rally in London marking global UN anti-racism day
Staff Reporter
March 19, 2022 | 07:40 am
Hundreds of Birmingham residents are today joining thousands of people in London for a rally to mark international UN Anti Racism Day. As protests take place in cities around the world under…
West Midlands mayor unveils £15bn of investment opportunities for region
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022 | 08:51 pm
The Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, has launched £15bn worth of housing, regeneration, commercial and infrastructure development opportunities to international investors at the MIPIM property conference in Cannes,…
From “heroes to villains”: Why some NHS staff oppose the COVID vaccinations mandate
Denise James
January 24, 2022 | 08:07 pm
Two years ago we stood on our doorsteps clapped, banged pots and pans and sounded car horns. We were urged to stay at home to protect the NHS. At protests around…
Birmingham Erdington Labour MP Jack Dromey dies, aged 73
Staff Reporter
January 7, 2022 | 06:00 pm
Veteran Labour politician Jack Dromey, who represented the constituency of Birmingham Erdington, has died aged 73. The shadow minister, who had been a Member of Parliament since 2010, passed away in his constituency on…